IAH 204 Lecture 14: IAH204_102516_BreakthroughInModernChina
27 Oct 2016
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National crisis in the 19th century impact of foreign culture. During the 1760s, there was an industrial revolution in the west (great britain) There was an unprecedented wealth in the west, which led england to an aggressive approach on trade. The narrow-minded mentality of the qing court. The qing court was unable to cope with the historical crisis. The pass policy of the qing state. The rulers did not realize that they need to upgrade their mental stability. Both the emperor of qing and king george iii were very prideful. The power base of the qing state was undermined. Was against paying taxes, but it became larger as time goes. Undermined the reputation of the qing army, as they were (cid:498)invincible(cid:499) before. Defended the qing court form the westerners by expelling them. The initial object that caused the war was actually tea. At the time, tea was an exotic drink.
